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Ep 224 - Mercy Brown & The Vampire Panic of New England

Ep 224 - Mercy Brown & The Vampire Panic of New England

Season 5 Episode 224 Published 1 year, 2 months ago
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Ep 224 is loose! And there's a panic in New England as vampires appear to be roaming the land, searching for victims in this special spooky season episode...

Who was Mercy Brown? Why would vampires be targeting small farming communities? And how do you spot a virgin horse?

The secret ingredient is... vampires!

 

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Sources this week include:

https://www.history.com/news/vampires-tuberculosis-consumption-new-england 

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-great-new-england-vampire-panic-36482878/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/decomposing-bodies-1720s-gave-birth-first-vampire-panic-180976097/

https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/new-england-vampire-panic.htm

https://newengland.com/yankee/history/new-england-vampire-history/ 

https://www.woodstockhistorycenter.org/articles/2022/10/4/woodstocks-vampire

https://uncertaintist.wordpress.com/2013/10/24/hunting-for-thoreaus-vampire-in-vermont/

In Search Of Dracula: The History of Dracula and Vampires by Raymond McNally


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